Maccabi Tel Aviv-Panathinaikos AKTOR: Act three in Belgrade aiming for the “double”

Ready for the most important matches of the year, until the next ones, is Panathinaikos AKTOR!

Ergin Ataman’s team faces the Maccabi Tel Aviv at Pionir Hall in Belgrade (20:00, NovaSports 4, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247) for Game 3 of the series between them, which is tied at 1-1 after two games in the OAKA.

Indeed, the Israelis shocked the “cloverleaf” in the first game as they took the victory by a score 91-87 and made the home advantage their own. On the other hand, the “greens” gave an emphatic answer in Game 2, when they prevailed 95-79 with his incredible appearance Kostas Sloukastying the series and gaining momentum heading into the sequel.

Now, o Panathinaikos ACTOR she will look for a (at least) “double” in her… not so inhospitable climate Hala Pioneerwhere they will not be more than 1000 followers of Maccabi. If he doesn’t make it, he’ll be out Final Four, but if he “breaks” even once the headquarters of the people’s team, he will restore the series in his field. Of course, with two wins he qualifies and doesn’t even have to play again OAKA.

As far as the competitive news of the two teams is concerned, for Panathinaikos there was a very important absence Juancho Hernangomet. The Spaniard struggled with severe symptoms of sinusitis as well as a minor injury, which resulted in him missing Game 2, but also being ruled out for Belgrade.

On the other hand, the issue of his participation remains unknown Wade Baldwin, which can change the balances in the series. The American guard also missed the second match at OAKA, due to hamstring problem obtained from the first. Reports on his status are conflicting, but his presence is doubtful for Game 3.

“It’s the playoffs and the series is at 1-1. We deserve to go to the Final 4 and we want two more wins. Of course it will be difficult for both teams. Maccabi are a good team and we saw that in the previous two games, so we have to fight and perform well. Let’s go step by step. We will try to win the first match on Tuesday, but it doesn’t matter who we get. In the end the 3 wins will send you to the Final 4”said ahead of the match o Ergin Ataman.

Sreten Radovic (Croatia), Emin Mogulkoc (Turkey) and Luka Kardum (Croatia) were appointed to direct the match.

The program of the series in detail:

Game 1 Panathinaikos AKTOR-Maccabi Tel Aviv 87-91

Game 2 Panathinaikos AKTOR-Maccabi Tel Aviv 95-79

Game 3 (04/30, 20:00) Maccabi Tel Aviv-Panathinaikos AKTOR

Game 4 (02/05, 21:45) Maccabi Tel Aviv-Panathinaikos AKTOR

Game 5 (if needed 08/04) Panathinaikos AKTOR-Maccabi Tel Aviv